In Fiji Times Jogindar Singh Kanwal writes about the of the literary scene in Fiji, as:In a small country like Fiji, writing in vernacular offers tough challenges to those who want to publish their works in Fijian and Hindi languages.
They've the shortlist for the which, despite its unfortunate name (the VCBAs ?) is one of the leading Indian book prizes, with three categories: English-language fiction, non, and translated fiction. The only title covered at the complete review is Salman
They've been trying their darnedest to make the Sapir Prize the Israeli equivalent of the Man Booker Prize, but they keep failing miserably. As I a few months back, many of the major Israeli authors (David Grossman, Meir Shalev, Aharon
in , as:one of my all-time favorite genres is the memoir of literary obsession -- that aesthetic wreck at the intersection of biography, confession, literary criticism, travelogue, love letter, and detective story (See also the complete review review of Geoff
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Georges Perec's , finally available in English translation. Currently it's only available in the most recent issue of the Review of Contemporary Fiction; I hope they eventually print
Primary care services will face an 'avalanche of need' among dying patients if they do not act now to improve end-of-life care, a leading expert in end-of-life care has warned. (Nursing Times)
American Journal of Transplantation (Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2009) is now available by subscription only.Articles Include:"The AJT Report: News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation" by Sue Pondrom, 1487-1488."Lung Transplantation Outcomes: The Importance and Inadequacies of Assessing
A 'genetic' 'MoT' that can spot almost all inherited diseases in an IVF-created embryo could be available within a year. The £2,500 test can detect around 15,000 genetic conditions, including cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease and some types of cancer, autism
While various forms of harm resulting from health care are well known, the full nature of such harm and the magnitude of health care's aggregate adverse health effects deserve more exploration. On balance, the data remain imprecise, and the benefits
It is common knowledge that, in nearly all developed countries, the number of persons older than 65 years is increasing, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of the general population. By some estimates, the number of those older
OK, since my daughter (and a lot of my money) when to the University of Florida, when I read this story, I just had to pass it along to all my dorm room buddies... Looks like UF announced recently that
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New weekly talk radio show, Health Today, on 55KRC (550 AM) in Cincinnati, Ohio, begins Sunday, July 5, from 6 to 7 pm. Health Today is produced by SciComPro-LLC and sponsored by BIOSTART. Dr. Kurt Weingand is the host and
Alain de Botton's attack on a reviewer is in a fine tradition of literary punchups. Philip Hensher reviews some legendary insults and explains how he dishes up revenge.
